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Invesco CurrencyShares Swiss Franc Trust - Quarter Report: 2008 April (Form 10-Q)


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

  X   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended April 30, 2008

or

       TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ____ to ____

Commission File Number 001-32694

CurrencySharesSM Swiss Franc Trust
Sponsored by Rydex Specialized Products LLC,
d/b/a Rydex Investments
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York No. 20-3613421
(State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

9601 Blackwell Road, Suite 500
Rockville, Maryland  20850
(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code)

(301) 296-5100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Euro Currency Trust
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes   X   No       .

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): Large accelerated filer        Accelerated filer   X   Non-accelerated filer       

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes        No   X  .



CURRENCYSHARESSM SWISS FRANC TRUST
INDEX

Caption Page

PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 

Item 1. Financial Statements

Statements of Financial Condition at April 30, 2008 (unaudited) and October 31, 2007
  2

Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the three months ended April 30, 2008
  3
(unaudited), six months ended April 30, 2008 (unaudited), three months ended April 30, 2007
(unaudited) and six months ended April 30, 2007 (unaudited)

Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity for the six months ended April 30, 2008 (unaudited)
  4
and the year ended October 31, 2007

Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended April 30, 2008 (unaudited) and the six months
  5
ended April 30, 2007 (unaudited)

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
  6

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
11

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
15

Items 4. Controls and Procedures
15

Part II OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings
16

Item 1A. Risk Factors
16

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
16

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities
16

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
16

Item 5. Other Information
16

Item 6. Exhibits
17

SIGNATURES
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Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CurrencySharesSM Swiss Franc Trust

Statements of Financial Condition

April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
October 31, 2007

Assets
           
Current Assets  
Swiss Franc deposits, interest bearing   $ 532,527,346   $ 185,520,752  
Swiss Franc deposits, non-interest bearing    --    1,411  
Receivable from accrued interest    687,574    265,980  


Total Assets   $ 533,214,920   $ 185,788,143  



Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
  
Current Liabilities  
Swiss Franc deposits, non-interest bearing, overdrawn   $ 5,449   $ --  
Redemptions payable    14,406,295    --  
Accrued Sponsor’s fee    176,530    62,695  


Total Liabilities    14,588,274    62,695  

Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (note 8)
    --    --  
Redeemable Capital Shares, at redemption value, no par value,  
12,500,000 authorized - 5,400,000 and 2,150,000 issued and  
outstanding, respectively    518,626,646    185,725,448  
Shareholders’ Equity - Retained Earnings and Cumulative Translation  
Adjustment    --    --  



Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
   $ 533,214,920   $ 185,788,143  


See Notes to Financial Statements.





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CurrencySharesSM Swiss Franc Trust

Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)

Three months
ended April 30,
2008
Six months
ended April 30,
2008
Three months
ended April 30,
2007
Six months
ended April 30,
2007

Income
                   
Interest Income   $ 1,976,335   $ 2,925,394   $ 265,031   $ 381,022  




Total Income    1,976,335    2,925,394    265,031    381,022  

Expenses
  
Sponsor’s fee    (436,956 )  (667,413 )  (62,142 )  (94,946 )




Total Expenses    (436,956 )  (667,413 )  (62,142 )  (94,946 )

Net Income
   $ 1,539,379   $ 2,257,981   $ 202,889   $ 286,076  





Other Comprehensive Income
  
Currency translation adjustment    (5,466 )  19,382    2,775    1,641  





Total Comprehensive Income
   $ 1,533,913   $ 2,277,363   $ 205,664   $ 287,717  





Earnings per share
   $ 0.33   $ 0.62   $ 0.25   $ 0.48  
Weighted-average Shares  
Outstanding    4,710,000    3,646,429    803,371    601,381  
Cash Dividends per Share   $ 0.32   $ 0.60   $ 0.21   $ 0.40  

See Notes to Financial Statements.





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CurrencySharesSM Swiss Franc Trust

Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

Six months ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
Year ended
October 31, 2007

Retained Earnings Balance, Beginning of Period
    $ --   $ --  
Net Income    2,257,981    1,095,248  
Distributions Paid    (2,160,931 )  (1,029,389 )
Adjustment of redeemable capital shares to redemption value    (97,050 )  (65,859 )



Retained Earnings Balance, End of Period
   $ --   $ --  



Cumulative Translation Adjustment, Beginning of Period
   $ --   $ --  
Currency translation adjustment    19,382    18,574  
Adjustment of redeemable capital shares to redemption value    (19,382 )  (18,574 )



Cumulative Translation Adjustment, End of Period
   $ --   $ --  


See Notes to Financial Statements.







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CurrencySharesSM Swiss Franc Trust

Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)

Six months ended
April 30, 2008
Six months ended
April 30, 2007
Cash flows from operating activities            
Cash received for accrued income   $ 2,506,689   $ 285,517  
Cash paid for expenses    (556,148 )  (75,095 )


Net cash provided by operating activities    1,950,541    210,422  

Cash flows from financing activities
  

Cash received to purchase redeemable shares
    356,475,026    61,179,773  
Cash paid to redeem redeemable shares    (41,660,503 )  (4,079,435 )
Cash paid for distributions    (2,160,931 )  (240,246 )


Net cash provided by financing activities    312,653,592    56,860,092  

Adjustment to period cash flows due to
  
currency movement    32,395,601    1,671,499  


Increase in cash    346,999,734    58,742,013  
Cash at beginning of period    185,522,163    24,149,385  


Cash at end of period   $ 532,521,897   $ 82,891,398  



Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by
  
operating activities  

Net income
   $ 2,257,981   $ 286,076  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash  
provided by operating activities  
Increase in receivable from accrued interest    (687,574 )  (118,108 )
Decrease in prior period receivable from  
accrued interest    265,980    20,845  
Currency translation adjustment    319    1,311  
Increase in accrued sponsor fee    176,530    27,225  
Decrease in prior period accrued sponsor fee    (62,695 )  (6,927 )



Net cash provided by operating activities
   $ 1,950,541   $ 210,422  

See Notes to Financial Statements.


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Notes to Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

1. Organization and Description of the Trust

The CurrencySharesSM Swiss Franc Trust (the “Trust”) was formed under the laws of the State of New York on June 8, 2006 when Rydex Specialized Products LLC d/b/a “Rydex Investments” (the “Sponsor”) deposited 100 Swiss Franc in the Trust’s primary deposit account held by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., London Branch (the “Depository”). The Sponsor is a Delaware limited liability company whose sole member is PADCO Advisors II, Inc. (also d/b/a “Rydex Investments”). The Sponsor is responsible for, among other things, overseeing the performance of The Bank of New York (the “Trustee”) and the Trust’s principal service providers, including the preparation of financial statements. The Trustee is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the Trust.

The investment objective of the Trust is for the Trust’s shares (the “Shares”) to reflect the price of the Swiss Franc plus accrued interest less the Trust’s expenses and liabilities. The Shares are intended to provide investors with a simple, cost-effective means of gaining investment benefits similar to those of holding Swiss Francs. The Trust’s assets primarily consist of Swiss Francs on demand deposit in two deposit accounts maintained by the Depository: a primary deposit account which earns interest and a secondary deposit account which does not earn interest. The secondary deposit account is used to account for interest received and paid out on creations and redemptions of blocks of 50,000 Shares (“Baskets”). The secondary account is also used to account for interest earned on the primary deposit account, pay Trust expenses and distribute any excess interest to holders of Shares (“Shareholders”) on a monthly basis.

The accompanying unaudited financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 10-Q. In the opinion of management, all material adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair statement of the interim period financial statements have been made. Interim period results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full-year period. These financial statements and the notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the Trust’s financial statements included in the Form 10-K as filed on December 28, 2007.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

A. Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of the assets, liabilities and disclosures of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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B. Foreign Currency Translation

The Trustee calculates the Trust’s net asset value (“NAV”) each business day, as described in Note 4. For NAV calculation purposes, Swiss Franc Deposits (cash) are translated at the Noon Buying Rate, which is the U.S. Dollar (“USD”)/ Swiss Franc exchange rate as determined and published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as of 12:00 PM (New York time) on each day that NYSE Arca is open for regular trading.

The functional currency of the Trust is the Swiss Franc in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard (“FAS”) 52, Foreign Currency Translation. For financial statement reporting purposes, the U.S. Dollar is the reporting currency. As a result, the financial statements are translated from Swiss Francs to USD. The Noon Buying Rate on the last day of the period is used for translation in the statements of financial condition. The average Noon Buying Rate for the period is used for translation in the statement of income and comprehensive income and the statement of cash flows. Any currency translation adjustment is included in comprehensive income.

C. Federal Income Taxes

The Trust is treated as a “grantor trust” for federal income tax purposes and, therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is required. Interest, gains and losses are “passed through” to the Shareholders.

Shareholders generally will be treated, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as if they directly owned a pro-rata share of the assets held in the Trust. Shareholders also will be treated as if they directly received their respective pro-rata shares of the Trust’s income, if any, and as if they directly incurred their respective pro-rata shares of the Trust’s expenses. The acquisition of Shares by a U.S. Shareholder as part of a creation of a Basket will not be a taxable event to the Shareholder.

The Sponsor’s fee accrues daily and is payable monthly. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, an accrual-basis U.S. Shareholder generally will be required to take into account as an expense its allocable share of the USD-equivalent of the amount of the Sponsor’s fee that is accrued on each day, with such USD-equivalent being determined by the currency exchange rate that is in effect on the respective day. To the extent that the currency exchange rate on the date of payment of the accrued amount of the Sponsor’s fee differs from the currency exchange rate in effect on the day of accrual, the U.S. Shareholder will recognize a currency gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

The Trust does not expect to generate taxable income except for gain (if any) upon the sale of Swiss Francs and interest income. A non-U.S. Shareholder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax with respect to gain recognized upon the sale or other disposition of Shares, or upon the sale of Swiss Francs by the Trust, unless: (1) the non-U.S. Shareholder is an individual and is present in the United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year of the sale or other disposition, and the gain is treated as being from United States sources; or (2) the gain is effectively connected with the conduct by the non-U.S. Shareholder of a trade or business in the United States.

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A non-U.S. Shareholder’s share of any interest income earned by the Trust generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax unless the Shares owned by such non-U.S. Shareholder are effectively connected with the conduct by the non-U.S. Shareholder of a trade or business in the United States.

D. Revenue Recognition

Interest on the primary deposit account accrues daily as earned and is received on a monthly basis.

E. Dividends

To the extent that the interest earned by the Trust exceeds the sum of the Sponsor’s fee for the prior month plus other Trust expenses, if any, the Trust will distribute, as a dividend, the excess interest earned in Swiss Francs effective on the first business day of the subsequent month. The Trustee will direct that the excess Swiss Francs be converted into USD at the prevailing market rate and the Trustee will distribute the USD as promptly as practicable to Shareholders on a pro rata basis (in accordance with the number of Shares that they own). For the month of April 2008, an income distribution of $0.09161 per share was paid on May 8, 2008.

3. Swiss Franc Deposits

Swiss Franc principal deposits are held in a Swiss Franc-denominated, interest-bearing demand account. For the six months ending April 30, 2008, there were Swiss Franc principal deposits of 385,000,000 and Swiss Franc principal redemptions of 60,000,000 resulting in an ending Swiss Franc principal balance of 540,000,000. This equates to 518,134,715 USD. For the year ending October 31, 2007, there were Swiss Franc principal deposits of 200,000,000 and Swiss Franc principal redemptions of 15,000,000 resulting in an ending Swiss Franc principal balance of 215,000,000. This equated to 185,520,752 USD. In addition, net interest associated with creation and redemption activity is held in a Swiss Franc-denominated non-interest-bearing account, and any balance is distributed in full as part of the monthly income distributions.

4. Redeemable Capital Shares

Shares are classified as “redeemable” for financial statement purposes, since they are subject to redemption. Shares are issued and redeemed continuously in Baskets in exchange for Swiss Francs. Individual investors cannot purchase or redeem Shares in direct transactions with the Trust. Only Authorized Participants (as defined below) may place orders to create and redeem Baskets. An Authorized Participant is a DTC participant that is a registered broker-dealer or other institution eligible to settle securities transactions though the book-entry facilities of the DTC and which has entered into a contractual arrangement with the Trust and the Sponsor governing, among other matters, the creation and redemption process. Authorized Participants may redeem their Shares at any time in Baskets.

Due to expected continuing creations and redemptions of Baskets and the three-day period for settlement of each creation or redemption, the Trust reflects Shares created as a receivable. Shares redeemed are reflected as a liability on the trade date. Outstanding Shares are reflected at a redemption value, which is the NAV per Share at the period end date. Adjustments to redeemable capital shares at redemption value are recorded against retained earnings, or, in the absence of retained earnings, by charges against the cumulative translation adjustment.

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Activity in redeemable capital Shares is as follows:

Six months ended
April 30, 2008
Year ended
October 31, 2007
Shares
U.S. Dollar
Amount

Shares
U.S. Dollar
Amount

Opening balance      2,150,000   $ 185,725,448    300,000   $ 24,163,303  
Shares issued    3,850,000    356,475,026    2,000,000    164,726,901  
Shares redeemed    (600,000 )  (55,553,573 )  (150,000 )  (12,355,755 )
Adjustment to period Shares due  
to currency movement and other    --    31,979,745    --    9,190,999  




Ending redemption balance    5,400,000   $ 518,626,646    2,150,000   $ 185,725,448  




The Trustee will calculate the Trust’s NAV each business day. To calculate the NAV, the Trustee will subtract the Sponsor’s accrued fee through the previous day from the Swiss Francs held by the Trust (including all unpaid interest accrued through the preceding day) and calculate the value of the Swiss Francs in USD based upon the Noon Buying Rate. If, on a particular evaluation day, the Noon Buying Rate has not been determined and announced by 2:00 PM (New York time), then the most recent Federal Reserve Bank of New York determination of the Noon Buying Rate shall be used to determine the NAV of the Trust unless the Trustee, in consultation with the Sponsor, determines that such price is inappropriate to use as the basis for such valuation. In the event that the Trustee and the Sponsor determine that the most recent Federal Reserve Bank of New York determination of the Noon Buying Rate is not an appropriate basis for valuation of the Trust’s Swiss Francs, they shall determine an alternative basis for such evaluation to be employed by the Trustee. The Trustee also determines the NAV per Share, which equals the NAV of the Trust divided by the number of outstanding Shares. Shares deliverable under a purchase order are considered outstanding for purposes of determining NAV per Share; Shares deliverable under a redemption order are not considered outstanding for this purpose.

5. Sponsor’s Fee

The Sponsor’s fee accrues daily at an annual nominal rate of 0.40% of the Swiss Francs in the Trust (including all unpaid interest but excluding unpaid fees, each as accrued through the immediately preceding day) and is paid monthly.

The Sponsor assumes and pays the following administrative and marketing expenses incurred by the Trust: the Trustee’s monthly fee, NYSE Arca listing fees, SEC registration fees, typical maintenance and transaction fees of the Depository, printing and mailing costs, audit fees and expenses, up to $100,000 per year in legal fees and expenses, and applicable license fees. The Sponsor has also paid the costs of the Trust’s organization and the initial sales of the Shares, which were approximately $229,000 when the Trust was formed.

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In certain exceptional cases, the Trust will pay for some expenses in addition to the Sponsor’s fee. These exceptions include expenses not assumed by the Sponsor (i.e., expenses other than those identified in the preceding paragraph), taxes and governmental charges, expenses and costs of any extraordinary services performed by the Trustee or the Sponsor on behalf of the Trust or action taken by the Trustee or the Sponsor to protect the Trust or the interests of Shareholders, indemnification of the Sponsor under the Depositary Trust Agreement, and legal expenses in excess of $100,000 per year.

6. Related Parties

The Sponsor is a related party of the Trust. The Sponsor oversees the performance of the Trustee and the Trust’s principal service providers, including the preparation of financial statements, but does not exercise day-to-day oversight over the Trustee or the Trust’s service providers. The Sponsor has paid the costs of the Trust’s organization and the initial sales of the Shares, as described in Note 5.

7. Concentration Risk

All of the Trust’s assets are Swiss Francs, which creates a concentration risk associated with fluctuations in the price of the Swiss Franc. Accordingly, a decline in the price of the Swiss Franc to USD exchange rate will have an adverse effect on the value of the Shares. Factors that may have the effect of causing a decline in the price of the Swiss Franc include national debt levels and trade deficits, domestic and foreign inflation rates, domestic and foreign interest rates, investment and trading activities of institutions and global or regional political, economic or financial events and situations. Substantial sales of Swiss Francs by the official sector (central banks, other governmental agencies and related institutions that buy, sell and hold Swiss Francs as part of their reserve assets) could adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

8. Commitments and Contingencies

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the Sponsor is indemnified against any liability or expense it incurs without negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on its part. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.




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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information and Risk Factors

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are predictions and actual events or results may differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties may cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements. These uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to, the following:

The value of the Shares relates directly to the value of the Swiss Francs held by the Trust and fluctuations in the price of the Swiss Franc could materially adversely affect an investment in the Shares. Readers are urged to review the “Risk Factors” section contained in the Prospectus for a description of other risks and uncertainties that may affect an investment in the Shares.

The discussion and analysis which follows may contain statements that relate to future events or future performance. In some cases, such forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “outlook” and “estimate” as well as similar words and phrases that signify forward-looking statements. Neither Rydex Specialized Products d/b/a Rydex Investments (the “Sponsor”) nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of forward-looking statements. Further, these forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this report, and will not be revised or updated to reflect actual results or changes in the Sponsor’s expectations or predictions.

Trust Overview

CurrencySharesSM Swiss Franc Trust (the “Trust”) is a grantor trust that was formed on June 8, 2006. The Trust issues shares (the “Shares”) in blocks of 50,000 each (a “Basket”) in exchange for deposits of Swiss Francs and distributes Swiss Francs in connection with the redemption of Baskets.

The Trust is a passive investment vehicle. The Trust does not have any officers, directors or employees. The investment objective of the Trust is for the Shares to reflect the price of the Swiss Franc plus accrued interest, less the expenses of the Trust’s operations. The Trust does not engage in any activities designed to obtain profit from, or ameliorate losses caused by, changes in the price of the Swiss Franc.

The Shares, which began trading on June 26, 2006, trade under ticker symbol “FXF” on NYSE Arca. Investing in the Shares does not insulate the investor from certain risks, including price volatility.

Definition of Net Asset Value; Valuation of Swiss Franc

The net asset value (“NAV”) of the Trust is the aggregate value, expressed in U.S. Dollars (“USD”), of the Trust’s assets. To calculate the NAV, The Bank of New York (the “Trustee”) adds to the amount of Swiss Francs in the Trust at the end of the preceding business day accrued but unpaid interest, Swiss Franc receivable under pending purchase orders and the value of other Trust assets, and subtracts the accrued but unpaid Sponsor’s fee, Swiss Franc payable under pending redemption orders and other Trust expenses and liabilities, if any.

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The NAV is expressed in USD based on the Noon Buying Rate as determined by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. If, on a particular evaluation day, the Noon Buying Rate has not been determined and announced by 2:00 PM (New York time), then the most recent Federal Reserve Bank of New York determination of the Noon Buying Rate shall be used to determine the NAV of the Trust unless the Trustee, in consultation with the Sponsor, determines that such price is inappropriate to use as the basis for such valuation. The Trustee also determines the NAV per Share, which equals the NAV of the Trust divided by the number of outstanding Shares.

The Sponsor publishes the NAV and NAV per Share on each day that the NYSE Arca is open for regular trading on the Trust’s website, www.currencyshares.com .

The following chart illustrates the movement in the price of the Shares based on NAV per Share and the “bid” and “ask” midpoint offered on the NYSE (prior to October 30, 2007) and NYSE Arca (on or after October 30, 2007) as of the Noon Buying Rate versus the corresponding Swiss Francs (expressed as a multiple of 100 Swiss Francs – Noon Buying Rate x 100):

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Liquidity

The Sponsor is not aware of any trends, demands, conditions or events that are reasonably likely to result in material changes to the Trust’s liquidity needs. The Trust’s Depository, JP Morgan Chase, London branch, maintains two deposit accounts for the Trust, a primary deposit account that earns interest and a secondary deposit account that does not earn interest. Interest on the primary deposit account accrues daily and is paid monthly. The interest rate paid as of April 30, 2008 was an annual nominal rate of 1.48%. The following chart provides the daily rate paid by the Depository since the Shares began trading on the NYSE:

In exchange for a fee, the Sponsor bears most of the expense incurred by the Trust. As a result, the only ordinary expense of the Trust during the period covered by this report was the Sponsor’s fee. Each month the Depository deposits into the secondary deposit account accrued but unpaid interest and the Trustee withdraws Swiss Franc from the secondary deposit account to pay the accrued Sponsor’s fee for the previous month plus other Trust expenses, if any. When the interest deposited exceeds the sum of the Sponsor’s fee for the prior month plus other Trust expenses if any, then the Trustee converts the excess into USD at a prevailing market rate and distributes the USD as promptly as practicable to Shareholders on a pro rata basis (in accordance with the number of Shares that they own). Distributions paid during the current reporting period follow (annualized yield reflects the estimated annual yield an investor would receive if a monthly distribution stayed the same for the entire year going forward, and is calculated by annualizing the monthly distribution and dividing by the Trust NAV for the dates listed below):


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FXF Distribution History - Current Period
 

Date Value NAV Yield Annualized Yield
4/1/2008 $  0.12851 $  98.94 0.13% 1.53%
3/3/2008 $  0.12631 $  95.88 0.13% 1.66%
2/1/2008 $  0.10171 $  92.42 0.11% 1.30%

Critical Accounting Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the Sponsor’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of the assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period covered by this report.

In addition to the description below, please refer to Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements for further discussion of our accounting policies.

The Trustee calculates the Trust’s NAV each business day. For NAV calculation purposes, Swiss Franc Deposits (cash) are translated at the Noon Buying Rate as determined and published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as of 12:00 PM (New York time) on each day that NYSE Arca is open for regular trading.

The functional currency of the Trust is the Swiss Franc in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard 52, Foreign Currency Translation.

Results of Operations

The Trust was formed on June 8, 2006 and the Shares commenced trading on the NYSE on June 26, 2006. The primary listing of the Shares was transferred to NYSE Arca on October 30, 2007. As of October 31, 2006 the number of Swiss Francs owned by the Trust was 30,000,000 resulting in a redeemable capital share value of $24,163,303. As of October 31, 2007 the number of Swiss Francs owned by the Trust was 215,000,000 resulting in a redeemable capital share value of $185,725,448.

For the six months ended April 30, 2008, an additional 3,850,000 shares had been created in exchange for 385,000,000 Swiss Francs and 600,000 shares were redeemed in exchange for 60,000,000 Swiss Francs. As of April 30, 2008, the number of Swiss Francs owned by the Trust was 540,000,000 resulting in a redeemable capital share value of $518,626,646.

Movements in the Price of Swiss Franc

The investment objective of the Trust is for the Shares to reflect the price of the Swiss Franc plus accrued interest, less the expenses of the Trust’s operations. The Shares are intended to provide institutional and retail investors with a simple, cost-effective means of gaining investment benefits similar to those of holding Swiss Francs. Each outstanding Share represents a proportional interest in the Swiss Francs held by the Trust. The following chart provides recent trends on the price of the Swiss Franc. The chart illustrates movements in the price of the Swiss Franc in USD and is based on the Noon Buying Rate as determined by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

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Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Not applicable.

Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The Trust maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) designed to ensure that material information relating to the Trust is recorded, processed and disclosed on a timely basis. The Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed by or under the supervision of the Sponsor’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer who exercise oversight over the Trust as the Trust has no officers. The chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the Sponsor have evaluated the effectiveness of the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures as of April 30, 2008. Based on that evaluation, the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the Sponsor have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures of the Trust were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report. There were no changes in the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Trust’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting.


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There were no changes in the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Trust’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

None.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in the “Risk Factors” section of the Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 28, 2007.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

(a)     None.

(b)     Not applicable.

(c)     During the quarter ended April 30, 2008, eight Baskets (400,000 Shares registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) were redeemed by the Trust, as follows:

Period Total Number of
Registered Shares Redeemed
Average Price
Per Share
02/01/2008 - 02/29/2008 -- --
03/01/2008 - 03/31/2008 -- --
04/01/2008 - 04/30/2008 400,000 $99.38

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

None.

Item 5. Other Information

None.



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Item 6. Exhibits

Number Description of Exhibit

31.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2
Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.2
Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002








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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

CURRENCYSHARESSM SWISS FRANC TRUST

 
By:  Rydex Specialized Products LLC
        Sponsor of the CurrencySharesSM
        Swiss Franc Trust


Date:  June 6, 2008
By:  /s/ Nick Bonos
        Nick Bonos
        Chief Financial Officer
        (principal financial officer)










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